Riding for the Disabled Association
Yvie Pickup is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in corporate partnerships and fundraising. Currently serving as Corporate Partnerships Manager at Riding for the Disabled Association since September 2023, Yvie previously held the role of Corporate Partnerships New Business Manager at Home-Start UK from September 2022 to June 2023, where the focus was on securing new corporate partners to enhance income and outreach. Prior experience includes a position as Fundraising Officer at Adoption UK from December 2019 to August 2022, contributing to the growth of the organization's fundraising income. Earlier roles encompassed Sales Manager at Pickery Solutions and Internal Sales at ClearView Imaging Ltd., with a solid background in sales and marketing management in various sectors, including care services and travel. Yvie's commitment to community service is highlighted by a role as a Care Companion at Homeinstead Senior Care, specializing in support for the elderly.
Riding for the Disabled Association
RDA is a UK based national charity that provides opportunities for people with disabilities to get meaningful and lasting therapy and health benefits from riding and carriage driving. A key part of the work is also to recognise and celebrate the achievenent of the participants and this lead to success from small steps forweard to going all the way to winning a Paralympic Gold medal. We work through a network of 500 centres acorss the UK and rely on the input of volunteers at all of these centres. Over 30,000 people of all ages currently benefit from the activity, but we know that for each of these people there are about another 4 people on a waiting list. We are desperately trying to change this and although we have expanded by a third since 2009, we need more suppport and more volunteers to make this change. We need volunteers of all backgrounds and with a variety of skills - not only those with experience of horses. Whatever you do, we'll provide all the training and suppport you need. If you want to talk through some of the options, get in touch. Go on! Get involved and help make a massive change to someone's life.